Need a Winch Whisperer

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Very cool Mike
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Got the winch installed and working today. Took Landshark's idea to put the solenoid under the battery. I actually attached it to the battery tray as well as the wireless remote electrical box. That made it really easy to get everything tightened down before re-installing the tray. I even got the wiring figured out and in the correct in/out order in the first try (if you know my history, I seem to rarely get it right on the first attempt). Still hate my front bumper but that's up next...

Ready for some snow wheeling now!

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Eck wrote:Got the winch installed and working today. Took Landshark's idea to put the solenoid under the battery. I actually attached it to the battery tray as well as the wireless remote electrical box. That made it really easy to get everything tightened down before re-installing the tray. I even got the wiring figured out and in the correct in/out order in the first try (if you know my history, I seem to rarely get it right on the first attempt). Still hate my front bumper but that's up next...

Ready for some snow wheeling now!

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Look really nice. Well done.

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Nice work it looks great! Synthetic rope too.
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Mike, that turned out really great.

You got it for a steal and it cleaned up real nice.
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I like the clean install, too. Noticed that at breakfast.
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Re: Need a Winch Whisperer

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Thanks for the compliments guys- I am happy with how it turned out and am happy with pulling the trigger on the 8274. Still need to test it under load but I would be surprised if there were issues there... Per Kinder's suggestion, I ordered up these for the motor connections...

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Found on eBay for 8.50 shipped for the 3 of them.
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